Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.4° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5058
4585
4080
3569
3151
2853
2814
2534
2463
2147
1684
1446
1314
1155
1016
888
663
633
556
521
487
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
SW
10
S
5
SW
5
W
0
WNW
0
E
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:38PM1.80m
7:06AM1.89m
7:30PM1.78m
8:02AM1.89m
8:27PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.22m
00:55AM0.20m
1:29PM0.24m
1:49AM0.21m
2:27PM0.26m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
15
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
6
7
5
6
4
5
6
6
7
10
10
11
8
8
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